:''Not be confused with the magazine
Focus on Africa
''BBC Focus on Africa'' was a quarterly magazine established in 1990, based in London, UK, and available widely in Africa and in English-speaking countries globally. The magazine covered news, politics, economics, social events, culture and sport ...
or the radio programme of the same name broadcast on the
BBC World Service.''
''Focus on Africa'' is a BBC news programme broadcast on
BBC World News
BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and ...
globally and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries.
The programme was presented by
Komla Dumor
Komla Afeke Dumor (3 October 1972 – 18 January 2014) was a Ghanaian journalist who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme ''Focus on Africa''.
Early life and education
Dumor was born in Accra, Ghana. His fat ...
each weekday from its inception until his sudden death aged 41 in January 2014.
The programme includes news, sport and business from across Africa and around the world.
The programme was closely related to ''Dira ya Dunia'', an African-focused programme broadcast on BBC Swahili, which noticeably used the same
title sequence
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.
Broadcasts
''Focus on Africa'' is aired from 17:30–18:00 GMT (18:30-19:00 BST in summer time) on weekdays on
BBC World News
BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and ...
.
The programme also airs on affiliate networks across Africa who broadcast it as a prime time news programme.
Presenters
Current
Former
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Komla Dumor
Komla Afeke Dumor (3 October 1972 – 18 January 2014) was a Ghanaian journalist who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme ''Focus on Africa''.
Early life and education
Dumor was born in Accra, Ghana. His fat ...
(Main presenter, 2012–2014)
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References
External links
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2012 British television series debuts
British television news shows
English-language television shows